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"Nepali Congress has experienced similar problems many times before. Like in the past, this time, too, the problem will be amicably resolved. In fact, the present problem is nothing but a storm in a tea-cup."

Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, commenting about the problem of dissension within the ruling party.

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"The country has not developed as it should have after the restoration of democracy and it is the Nepali Congress that is responsible in bringing instability time and again."

Sher Bahadur Deuba, former Prime Minister and top leader of ruling Nepali Congress party, confessing that his party is responsible for the present mess and conceding that his party was responsible for bringing down governments time and again, speaking at the third convention of Ganesh Man Singh Foundation, in The Kathmandu post.

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"I challenge PM Koirala to name a single smuggler MP in our party. A person of a stature of Prime Minister should not speak such baseless things. If he can prove any UML MP as smuggler, we are ready to take action."

Madhav Kumar Nepal, reacting to PM Koirala's remark that smugglers have gripped the parliament and that they are present in all political parties.

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"My main concern is one man one post."

Khum Bahadur Khadka, former Minister and a leader of the rebelling Congress MPs who are demanding that the Prime Minister Koirala either abandon the post of party chief or that of Prime Minister.

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"The present problem in Nepali Congress is the problem of give and take. But I would like to clarify that personally I have not acted against PM Koirala."

Dr. Ram Sharan Mahat, former Minister and Congress MP, in Bimarsha.

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"Even in such old age, Prime Minister Koirala is working like an energetic youth to solve the problems of the country. It is wrong to try to oust him."

Shivba Kumar Basnet, a Nepali Congress MP, in Bimarsha.

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"All the negative attributes and filth of the world can be found in our leaders."

Yangkila Sherpa, a women entrepreneur, in Chhalfal.